Where does “interuniversity” come from?
interuniversity (English) comes from English University, from Middle English universite, from Anglo-Norman université, from Old French universitei, from Medieval Latin universitas, from Latin ūniversitās, from Latin ūniversus, from Latin versus — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
interuniversity (English): Existing or taking place between universities
Definitions
- Existing or taking place between universities
Ancestry of “interuniversity”, step by step
interuniversity traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English University
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | University | An institution of higher education that provides facilities for teaching, research, and the conferral of academic degrees across undergraduate, graduate, and often professional levels |
| 2 | Middle English | universite | A university or college; The totality of students... |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | université | university |
| 4 | Old French | universitei | university |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | universitas | group of teachers and students; university;... |
| 6 | Latin | ūniversitās | the whole |
| 7 | Latin | ūniversus | whole, entire, taken collectively or altogether |
| 8 | Latin | versus | turned, changed, having been turned; towards,... |
| 9 | Latin | vertō | to turn, turn oneself, direct one's way, to turn about, turn around, revolve |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | wertō | to turn |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
via English inter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | inter | To bury in a grave; To confine, as in a prison |
| 2 | Middle English | enteren | — |
| 3 | French | entrer | to enter |
| 4 | Middle French | entrer | to enter |
| 5 | Old French | entrer | to enter |
| 6 | Latin | intrō | to enter, go into, come in, get in, penetrate |
| 7 | Latin | intra | within; inside; during; less than |
| 8 | Latin | interus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁énteros | inside, within |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -teros | Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix |